Shapp urged to focus on Pennsylvania jobs over national office
The piece argues Gov. Milton Shapp should prioritize Pennsylvania employment over national politics. It notes May unemployment at 8.9 percent nationally and 9.4 percent in Pennsylvania, with Paul Smith estimating 458000 Pennsylvanians jobless in April. It urges expanded industry and major state programs to create work for about half a million workers in the state.
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Milton Shapp
United States
Pennsylvania
Paul Smith
Voter registration by mail gains momentum in New York
The Lancaster Intelligencer Journal notes that states adopt mail registration to boost turnout. It targets under registered urban slums and poor rural areas where in person registration is inconvenient. Reports indicate registration rises where mail programs operate, urging Pennsylvania to consider the potential to increase participation.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Fathers Are Made Of A Father’s War And Work
Poetic meditation on fatherhood portraying fathers as strong, tireless figures shaped by childbirth, war, work, and responsibility. It explores fear, anger, love, sacrifice, and the drive to improve the world for children, even as they face aging, loss, and the grind of daily life.
Privileged Guests Taj at National Park Executive Lodges
VIPs use rustic chalets at Brinkerhoff House in Wyoming and Camp Hoover in Shenandoah. The National Park Service guards their privacy while public access is restricted. Notables such as Walter Cronkite and Rep Calio signed guest registers amid Watergate era secrecy.
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Washington
National Park Service
Brinkerhoff
Jackson Lake
Wyo
Grand Teton Mountains
Hoover
Shenandoah National Park
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Utah
Gov
Cal Rampton
Brinkerhoff House
Camp Hoover
Shenandoah Woodlands
White House
Your City By Dave Johnson Q&A on city services and codes
A Corry column answers reader questions about contracting refuse collection, city building codes, urban renewal ownership rumors, and local governance. It argues contractors often save money, notes codes set safety standards without licensing, denies urban renewal ownership, and humorously discusses household control and gender norms.
What can women accomplish This Journal Backgrounder
Mary Costello surveys global status of women, from Soviet equality to Saudi restrictions, and notes United Nations International Women's Year 1975 aims. It cites Meir on equality, wages gaps, and calls for action through IWY, while warning against overpromising change and highlighting diverse national contexts.
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China
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Asia
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Africa
Latin America
Israel
Golda Meir
United States
United Nations
U.N
Valerie Pettis
Henry Dreyfuss Associates
New York
Planet Earth
Mexico City
Carol Leimas
American Association of University Women
AAUP
IWY
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Teno Roncalio
D-Wyo
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
George Y. Allen Jr
Cronkite
Curtis Herge
Nixon
Clay Whitehead
H.R. Haldeman
Larry Higby
Fred Malek
Elliott Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
Dave Johnson
P.O
Corry, Pa
Corry
Mary Costello
Jamie Baroody
Baroody
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